Allan wrote:<<Why not just report the illegal job sites to immigration authorities?>>
Because that means someone has to catch them doing work - as it is now, the legal contractors hear about inferior work a month or more after the work is done & the owner wants it fixed. Then, when talking to the owner, they say something about the workers not being very professional. Maybe the person having the work done could do that? No, they won;t risk losing that $10K contractor and having another do it for $30 k or $40k. It has to be done another way. You also said <Building inspection sign-offs were a > formality. The county inspector would come out, take a sweeping > glance around, and sign it off, and be gone <> Unfortunately that won;t get caught until/unless the house burns down because of shortcuts. Of course, it may last 100 years.. It's a tough problem - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mechanics lien - need advice > "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Great points Tim! As a side note, my son is a brick mason - his >> boss, the owner of the company has started a 1 man crusade to get >> the state or county building inspectors, or some government official >> to make sure the contractor getting the building permit will only >> use legal labor. > > I don't quite understand why more bureucracy would be needed to > enforce something that's already illegal. Why not just report the > illegal job sites to immigration authorities? > >> Besides, who knows what substandard work gets past the inspectors - >> and may cause a safety problem in the future? > > In a perfect world, licensing contractors and inspecting work sounds > good. Well I guess in a perfect world all contractors are honest, > competent, and never cut corners. However in practice it's often > another story. > > I know of a fellow, basically built his entire house himself. Framed > it, wired it, plumbed it. Building inspection sign-offs were a > formality. The county inspector would come out, take a sweeping > glance around, and sign it off, and be gone in under 5 minutes. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
